'The Black Swan,' restored 'Metropolis'
and 'Art of Hammer' take top Rondo honors
'The Walking Dead' wins twice; Bruce Hallenbeck voted Best Writer;
Daniel Horne is Best Artist; Penny Dreadful named favorite horror host
Gerani and Zicree are first co-Monster Kids of the Year
March 2011
By David Colton
CHFB News
ARLINGTON, VA. --The restored version of the 1925 silent film Metropolis and the popular zombie franchise The Walking Dead each were double winners Wednesday in the 9th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards, a fan-based recognition of the best in classic horror, science fiction and fantasy.
Voters also decided that The Black Swan, the dark and stylish thriller that earned star Natalie Portman an Oscar, would add a Rondo as Best Film of 2010, narrowly topping Inception and the remake of The Wolfman.
The Rondo awards, named after Rondo Hatton, an obscure B-movie villain of the 1940s, celebrate the best in classic horror research, creativity and film preservation. This year's e-mail vote, conducted by the Classic Horror Film Board, a 16-year old online community, drew more than 2,900 votes as fans chose among 30 categories.
Among other winners for work in 2010:
The discovery in Argentina of 25 additional minutes of footage helped produce the most complete version yet of Fritz Lang's Metropolis. The Kino release was picked as Best Classic DVD and as Best Restoration.
AMC's adaptation of Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead was an overwhelming favorite for Best TV Presentation, ending a three-year run by the BBC's Doctor Who in the category. The zombie fest also won for Best Horror Comic.
A 14-DVD set of all 67 episodes of Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff in the 1960s, was named Best DVD Collection; stop-motion legend Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton won for Best Commentary for Jason and the Argonauts, and "Pure in Heart,'' a documentary about horror star Lon Chaney Jr., included in the 1941 The Wolf Man: Special Edition, was named Best DVD Extra.
The Art of Hammer: Posters from the Archive of Hammer Films, by Marcus Hearn was named Book of the Year and the Canada-based Rue Morgue won for a third straight year as Best Magazine. In an effort to recognize both mass market and fan-based efforts, Monsters from the Vault was cited as best small-press magazine.
The classic-oriented electorate picked a photo-rich history of wolf man films in HorrorHound #21 by Robert Aragon as Best Article, and an interview with horror icon Christopher Lee by James Burrell in Rue Morgue #100 as Best Interview. Legendary artist Basil Gogos won Best Cover for his portrait of Bela Lugosi in the revived Famous Monsters of Filmland (#251), and the popular Daniel Horne was named Best Artist, his third Rondo.
The winner of the Linda Miller Award for Best Fan Artist was Shana Bilbrey (aka Belle Dee), whose playful caricatures of monstrous favorites has won her growing notice. (The award is named for the late horror artist Linda Miller).
In video categories, there was only the second tie in Rondo history: Best Documentary or Independent Film went to Aurora Monsters, a loving tribute to the plastic model kits that helped spark the monster boom of the 1960s, and to a double-feature DVD set by Larry Blamire: The Lost Skeleton Returns Again and Dark and Stormy Night. Rondo organizer David Colton said both projects were so close that declaring co-winners was appropriate in the hotly contested category.
A new category, Best Short Film, went to Greg Nicotero's United Monster Talent Agency, a reimagining of the classic Universal monsters in a noir Hollywood setting.
In digital categories, the horror news site, Dread Central repeated as Best Website and Frankensteinia, an obsessive look at all versions of the Frankenstein Monster, was named Best Blog.
The largest collection of horror hosts ever for a tribute to the 1950s horror host Vampira helped HorrorHound Weekend in Indianapolis win Best Convention, and the first-ever Women in Horror Month from February 2010 was voted Best Fan Event.
The New England-based Penny Dreadful was voted favorite Horror Host for a second time, helped by her appearance in the Dreadful Hallowgreen Special, a horror host jam that was a runner-up in the video category starring Penny and past Rondo winners Count Gore DeVol and Dr. Gangrene.
Rue Morgue Radio won for a third straight year as Best Horror Audio Show and Dark Shadows: The Night Whispers, an audio recreation of classic episodes featuring Jonathan Frid was named Best Horror CD. A diorama of the Creature from the Black Lagoon and actress Julie Adamsby Diamond Select won Best Toy, Model or Collectible, narrowly beating a life-size series of Boris Karloff busts by sculptor Ray Santoleri.
And Rondo voters for the sixth year urged that Island of Lost Souls, the 1932 thriller starring Charles Laughton and Bela Lugosi, be released on DVD, hopefully in a restored version.
In write-in categories, Bruce G. Hallenbeck's exhaustive explorations of Hammer films in Little Shoppe of Horrors helped him take Writer of the Year honors. Video Watchdog's Kim Newman was named Best DVD Reviewer for a second straight year.
The Tutor Project, a multimedia educational project that involved students in a collaborative horror film project, was awarded a Special Recognition Rondo.
Two longtime fans were named Monster Kids of the Year, the first time that award, which honors special achievement to keep the spirit of classic monsters alive and well, has been given to two winners:
Horror and science fiction historian and writer Gary Gerani's work on the Thriller commentaries and Twilight Zone archivist Marc Scott Zicree's work on the Blu-Ray Twilight Zone -- more than 60 commentaries old and new grace the two projects -- stood out in a year where extra frills are increasingly rare as Hollywood retrenches from classic horror on DVD.
While others of course helped in the work, Gerani and Zicree's tireless research culminated in the two projects, earning each the Monster Kid of the Year honors.
Finally, based on suggestions from Rondo voters, the following Monster Kid Hall of Fame inductees were named:
They are Tim and Donna Lucas,editor and publisher of the influential Video Watchdog magazine; historian Tom Weaver, who for decades has been compiling an oral history of the genre through the recollections of stars and crew; fantasy artist William Stout whose imaginations date to the 1960s and beyond; legendary poster collector and historian Ron Borst; famed director George A. Romero; and the late Verne Langdon, a veteran of the Don Post mask studios who exemplified the best in horror and science fiction enthusiasm and fellowship.
Many of the Rondo winners will receive Rondo busts, sculpted by Kerry Gammill, at the Wonderfest convention in Louisville in May..
Further information, including runners-up and all the nominees, can be found at rondoaward.com
Here is a category-by-category breakdown of who won.
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BEST FILM OF 2010
THE BLACK SWAN
Runners-up: INCEPTION; THE WOLFMAN
Honorable mention: LET ME IN
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BEST TV PRESENTATION
THE WALKING DEAD: Days Gone Bye
Runner-up: DOCTOR WHO
Honorable mentions: SHERLOCK; TRUE BLOOD |
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BEST CLASSIC DVD
THE COMPLETE METROPOLIS
Runners-up: KING KONG 1933 (Blu-Ray); THE WOLF MAN SPECIAL EDITION
Honorable mentions: VAMPIRE CIRCUS;
NIGHT OF THE HUNTER |
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BEST CLASSIC HORROR COLLECTION
THRILLER: THE COMPLETE SERIES
Runner-up: TWILIGHT ZONE (Seasons One and Two; Blu-Ray)
Honorable mentions: HAMMER FILMS: ICONS OF SUSPENSE; LON CHANEY SIX-FILM COLLECTION
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BEST RESTORATION
THE COMPLETE METROPOLIS
Runner-up: PSYCHO: 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Honorable mentions: DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW; BBC SHERLOCK HOLMES
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BEST COMMENTARY
RAY HARRYHAUSEN, TONY DALTON (Jason and the Argonauts Blu-Ray)
Runners-up: Frank DeFelitta, J.D. Feigelson (DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW); Tim Lucas, David Schow, Ernest Dickerson (THRILLER, 'The Grim Reaper')
Honorable mention: Marc Scott Zicree (Twilight Zone, 'Time Enough at Last')
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Photo: BAFTA/Brian J. Ritchie |
BEST DVD EXTRA
THE WOLF MAN SPECIAL EDITION: 'Pure in Heart' documentary
Runner-up: MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATRE 3000 VOL. XVIII: 'Making of Beast of Yucca Flats.'
Honorable mention: AURORA MONSTERS: 'Zacherley Behind the Scenes' |
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BEST INDEPENDENT FILM OR DOCUMENTARY
Two winners:
-- AURORA MONSTERS
-- LOST SKELETON RETURNS AGAIN/DARK AND STORMY NIGHT
Runners-up: THE DEAD MATTER; TRAILERS FROM HELL VOL. 1
Honorable mentions: ATOMIC BRAIN INVASION; SHADOWLAND
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BEST SHORT FILM
UNITED MONSTER TALENT AGENCY (Greg Nicotero)
Runner-up: DREADFUL HALLOWGREEN SPECIAL
Honorable mentions: THE DEVIL AT LOST CREEK; VOLKODLAK |
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BOOK OF THE YEAR
THE ART OF HAMMER:Posters from the Archive of Hammer Films, by Marcus Hearn
Runner-up: CONFESSIONS OF A SCREAM QUEEN, by Matt Beckoff
Honorable mentions: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: Behind the Scenes of the Most Terrifying Zombie Movie Ever, by Joe Kane
RAY HARRYHAUSEN: Master of the Majicks, Vol. 3, by Mike Hankin
FORRY: The Life of Forrest J Ackerman, by Debbie Painter
HOUSE OF ACKERMAN: A Photographic Tour of the Legendary Ackermansion, by Al Astrella, James Greene |
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BEST MAGAZINE (mass market)
RUE MORGUE
Runner-up: HORROR HOUND
Honorable mentions: FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND; SCARY MONSTERS; FANGORIA; VIDEO WATCHDOG |
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BEST MAGAZINE (fan market)
MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT
Runners-up: LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS; MIDNIGHT MARQUEE;
LATARNIA FANTASTIQUE INTERNATIONAL; SCARLET;
MONSTER BASH
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BEST ARTICLE
'THE WOLF MAN: 69 YEARS OF TERROR,' by Robert Aragon. HORROR HOUND #21.
Runners-up: 'The Creature Incarnate (Paul Naschy),' by Mirek Lipinski, Shade Rupe and Gore-Met. RUE MORGUE #98.
'Video Invasion: 'Remembering the VHS Boom,' by Matt Moore, HORRORHOUND #21-26
Honorable mentions:'The First Frankenstein: 100 Years of Fear,' by Phil Hall. VIDEOSCOPE #76.
'The Making of Blood on Satan's Claw,' by Bruce G. Hallenbeck. LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #25 |
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BEST INTERVIEW
(Award goes to interviewer)
James Burrell interviews Christopher Lee, RUE MORGUE #100
Runners-up: Michael Monahan and Sandy Clark interview Vampira (2004), HORROR HOUND Convention Special.
Mark Redfield interviews Veronica Carlson, FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #252; Terry and Tiffany DuFoe interview Allan Arkush. VIDEOSCOPE #75 |
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BEST COVER
FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #251 by Basil Gogos
Runners-up: RUE MORGUE #105 by Gary Pullin; SCREEM #20 by Daniel Horne; FAMOUS MONSTERS #253 by Kerry Gammill
Honorable mentions: SCARLET #5 by Michael Wilk; FAMOUS MONSTERS # #252 by William Stout; LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #25 by Adrian Salmon
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BEST WEBSITE
DREAD CENTRAL
Runners-up: Trailers from Hell; Fearnet.com; Universal Monster Army
Honorable mentions: Dr. Gangrene's Chiller Cinema; Count Gore de Vol's Creature Features; Horrorhost Graveyard
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BEST BLOG
FRANKENSTEINIA
Runners-up: The Drunken Severed Head;
Terror from Beyond the Daves; Video Watchblog
Honorable mentions: The Good, the Bad, and Godzilla; Final Girl; Cinema Suicide; Monster Magazine World |
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BEST CONVENTION
HORROR HOUND WEEKEND (Indianapolis, featuring horror host salute to Vampira)
Runners-up: Rue Morgue's Festival of Fear; Monster Bash; Monsterpalooza; WonderFest
Honorable mentions: WonderFest; Chiller; Dragon Con
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BEST FAN EVENT
FEBRUARY AS WOMEN IN HORROR MONTH (conceived by Hannah Neurotica of Ax Wound Magazine)
Runner-up: Tribute to Vampira at HorrorHound Weekend
Honorable mentions: Blob panic re-enactment at Blobfest;
Night of the Living Dead reunion at FM Con; Dr. Gangrene calls Bob Burns at WonderFest
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FAVORITE HORROR HOST
Penny Dreadful
Runners-up: Dr. Gangrene; Svengoolie; Wolfman Mac
Honorable mentions: Count Gore de Vol;
Karlos Borloff; Mr. Lobo; Ghoul a G-Go |
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BEST HORROR AUDIO SITE
RUE MORGUE RADIO
Runner-up: Old-Time Radio Mystery/Horror; Deadpit
Honorable mentions: Cult Radio A-Go-Go!; B-Movie Cast; Mail Order Zombie; Bloody Pit of Rod; Bloody Good Horror |
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BEST CD
DARK SHADOWS: The Night Whispers (Big Finish Productions); Jonathan Frid returns.
Runner-up: BATMAN 1966 (La-La Land)
Honorable mentions: THEY WON'T STAY DEAD! Music from the Soundtrack of Night of the Living Dead; LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES; SPOOKY SONGS FOR CREEPY KIDS, by Voltaire |
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BEST HORROR COMIC BOOK
THE WALKING DEAD, by Robert Kirkman and Charles Adlard
Runner-up: BELA LUGOSI'S TALES FROM THE GRAVE (Monsterverse)
Honorable mentions: VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS; HELLBOY: DOUBLE FEATURE OF EVIL; AMERICAN VAMPIRE; THE GOON |
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BEST TOY, MODEL OR COLLECTIBLE
Creature and Julie (Diamond Select)
Runner-up: Karloff bust series (Ray Santoleri)
Honorable mentions: Elvira (Amok Time); Zacherley (Executive Replicas); Psycho Bates Mansion, mother in window included (Round 2/Polar Lights); Twilight Zone Gremlin Bobblehead (Bif!Bang!Pow!)
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RONDO AWARD SPECIAL RECOGNITION
'The Tutor' project
Filmmakers Terrance Zdunich and Shem Andre Byron enlisted students online to collaborate on a multi-part horror film, resulting in a creatively viral learning experience about art, film, death -- and life.
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FILM MOST IN NEED OF DVD RELEASE OR RESTORATION
ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (1932)
(For a six time, the chorus is unending -- monster fans wantb this film released!)
Runner-up: DRACULA; sBRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
Honorable mention: THE UNINVITED |
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WRITER OF THE YEAR
BRUCE G. HALLENBECK
(chronicler of the Hammer heritage)
Runners-up: Tom Weaver, Tim Lucas, Greg Mank, Nathan Hannemann, Bill Adcock |
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ARTIST OF THE YEAR
DANIEL HORNE
Runners-up: Basil Gogos, Kerry Gammill
Honorable mentions: Frank Dietz, Mike Hill, Wendy Pini, Bob Eggleton, Jeff Carlson |
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LINDA MILLER AWARD FOR
FAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(In memory of the late Linda Miller)
SHANA BILBREY (Belle Dee)
Runners-up: Roger Koch, Jerrod Brown, E.M. Gist,
Brian Maze, Markchro, April A. Taylor, Megan the Stay Puft Costumer
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DVD REVIEWER OF THE YEAR
KIM NEWMAN
Runners-up: Bill Cooke, Tim Lucas,
Glenn Erickson, 'The Phantom of the Movies,' George Reis
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MONSTER KIDS
OF THE YEAR
Gary Gerani and Marc Scott Zicree
A lifetime of devotion to fantastic television culminated in 2010 with two spectacular sets of audio commentaries for the THRILLER and TWILIGHT ZONE collections.
Gary Gerani, author of the pioneering FANTASTIC TELEVISION in the 1970s and this year's TOP 100 HORROR MOVIES helped spearhead (with Steve Mitchell), the astounding assemblage of THRILLER commentaries. He also appears on the TWILIGHT ZONE Blu-Ray collection, adding the wisdom of a true monster kid to every project he touches..
Marc Scott Zicree knows every signpost of Rod Serling's surreal sci-fi kingdom. A veteran TV writer and author of THE TWLIGHT ZONE COMPANION, Marc's spirit inhabits the Twilight Zone Blu-Rays in commentaries full of production details and insights that come from a lifetime in a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination.
The efforts of both, this year and for decades, earn each the award of Monster Kid of 2010. |
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MONSTER KID HALL OF FAME
The six newest inductees are: |
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TIM and DONNA LUCAS
Watchdogs of film history
No one has won more Rondos than Tim Lucas, not only for his writings but also for his wonderful journal of cinema history, Video Watchdog. And it is Donna's perfect sense of design and balance that keeps VW such a permanent part of movie appreciation. As a couple, the mind boggles. |
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WILLIAM STOUT
Keeper of our fantasies
From Disney to dinosaurs, Wizards to Xenozoic Tales and Death Rattle, William Stout has been leading the way into new worlds of graphic imagination since the 1960s. His fine lines and powerful imagery now graces Famous Monsters, closing a fantastic circle for all of us. |
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RON BORST
Legacy of graven images
Ron Borst started collecting vintage horror posters long before it was fashionable, or thought of as high end decor. His gorgeous coffee table book of horror posters, Graven Images, is an essential for any fan's bookshelf. But more, his deep knowledge of the beginnings of ballyhoo is a rich source for all those wondering how the monster films began. |
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GEORGE A. ROMERO
Changing the horror equation
George Romero's revolutionary embrace of zombie noir in Night of the Living Dead is often viewed as the dividing line between classic horror and the grislier shocks to come. But what Romero really taught is that the horror is not about who is chasing us, but how we react to being chased. And has there ever been a director friendlier with fans? |
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TOM WEAVER
King of the monster hunters
Tom Weaver has been interviewing every star, director, writer, bit player and crew member behind some of the most beloved, and sometimes forgettable films in movie history. His humor, frankness and ultimate humanity brings dignity even to the most lowly bit player, and illuminates a Hollywood that may soon be forgotten -- except for his detailed books of memories.
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VERNE LANGDON (1941-2011)
Hollywood's biggest fan
Far more than just a Mask Man, Verne Langdon's work with the Don Post Studio in the 1960s helped scare the wits out of parents and Monster Kids alike. A musician, a wrestler, a producer and a gentle friend of stars and would-be stars, Langdon's influence will be felt long after the masks he helped create are too delicate to wear. Verne Langdon will be remembered most for his enthusiasm to create things anew. |
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There they are, the winners and the legends who helped make the classic horror world just a little bit better in 2010. Thanks to all who voted. We look forward to RONDO X in 2012.
And join us in Louisville at the WonderFest convention on May 14, 2011, for this year's Rondo Awards Ceremony.
Finally, here was the ballot. Thanks again.
david
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HERE WAS BALLOT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL RONDO HATTON CLASSICHORROR AWARDS
VOTING IS NOW CLOSED
This year's awards were dedicated to the memory of Gloria Stuart, Ingrid Pitt and Verne Langdon.
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1. BEST MOVIE OF 2010 (Pick one)
-- THE BLACK SWAN
-- THE CRAZIES
-- DAYBREAKERS
-- DEVIL
-- HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART ONE
-- INCEPTION
-- LAST EXORCISM
-- LEGION
-- LET ME IN
-- MONSTERS
-- PIRANHA 3D
-- PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2
-- PREDATORS
-- SHUTTER ISLAND
-- SPLICE
-- TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE
-- THE WOLFMAN
-- Or write in another choice:
2. BEST TELEVISION PRESENTATION
-- DOCTOR WHO, 'The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone,' BBC, 4.24.10-5.1.10. Horrors abound in a battle against the Weeping Angels. 'I'm nine hundred and seven. I don't get older, I just change.'
-- FRINGE, 'Over There, Part 1 and 2,' Fox, 5.13.10-5.20-10. To prevent a collision of two worlds, Walter and Olivia visit the alternate Earth. 'You did cross universes twice to save my life. That's gotta count for something, right?'
-- GLEE, 'The Rocky Horror Glee Show,' Fox, 10.26.10. The conflicted high schoolers go 'Time Warp' for Halloween. 'Michael Rennie was ill the day the earth stood still.'
-- LOST, 'Across the Sea,' ABC, 5.18.10. As the final episode neared, the eternal story behind Jacob and the Man in Black was revealed. 'There is nowhere else. The island is all there is.'
-- SHERLOCK, 'The Great Game,' BBC, 8.8.10. A Rondo-like villain challenges the Great Detective in this modernized version. 'You've gotta help me, Mr. Holmes. Everyone says you're the best. Without you, I'll get hung for this.'
-- SMALLVILLE, 'Absolute Justice,' CW, 2.9.10. Scripted by Geoff Johns, Clark is joined by Dr. Fate, Hawkman and other Justice Society legends. 'Those messages between me and Black Canary are purely platonic.'
-- SUPERNATURAL, 'Live Free or TwiHard,' CW, 10.22.10. With a sly nod to 'Twilight,' a vampire vs. werewolf conflict emerges. 'Dude, you reek. You're like a walking hamburger.'
-- TRUE BLOOD, 'It Hurts Me, Too,' HBO, 6.27.10. Shifting alliances in the vampire collective take a shocking head turn. 'How come nobody tells me any of this?'
-- WALKING DEAD, 'Days Gone Bye,' AMC, 10.31.10. Opening episode finds zombies deep in Atlanta. 'Hey, you in the tank. Cozy in there?'
-- Or write in another choice
3. BEST CLASSIC DVD
-- CRACK IN THE WORLD (1965)
-- THE CYCLOPS (Warners Archives)
-- KING KONG (1933; Blu-Ray)
-- M (1931; Blu-Ray)
-- THE MAGICIAN (1926; Warners Archives)
-- THE MAGICIAN (Bergman; Criterion Blu-Ray)
-- THE COMPLETE METROPOLIS (Kino)
-- NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (Criterion Blu-Ray)
-- VAMPIRE CIRCUS (1972)
-- THE WOLF MAN: SPECIAL EDITION (1941)
-- Or write in another choice:
4. BEST CLASSIC DVD COLLECTION
-- LON CHANEY SIX-FILM COLLECTION (Warner Archives: He Who Gets Slapped, The Monster, The Unholy Three, The Unholy 3, Mr. Wu, Mockery)
-- FANTOMAS: THE COMPLETE SAGA (Kino) Five-film set of silent serials from 1913-14.
-- HAMMER FILMS: ICONS OF SUSPENSE: (Stop Me Before I Kill, Cash on Demand, Never Take Candy from a Stranger, Maniac, The Snorkel, These Are the Damned)
-- SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE: The Complete Television Series (52 episodes of rare 1955 series)
-- THRILLER: THE COMPLETE SERIES. All 67 episodes, including 27 commentaries.
-- TWILIGHT ZONE: Seasons One and Two (Blu-Ray). Dozens of new commentaries and features.
-- WARNER BROS. HORROR/MYSTERY (Find the Blackmailer/The Smiling Ghost, Sh! The Octopus/The Hidden Hand, Mystery House/The Patient in Room 18)
-- Or write in another choice:
5. BEST RESTORATION
-- CAT AND THE CANARY (1939): Finally available as part of Bob Hope Collection.
-- DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW: Rarely has a made-for-TV movie looked this good.
-- GAMERA Sequels: vs. Barugon, Gyaos, Viras, Guiron, Jiger (Shout!) all in widescreen, Japanese versions.
-- THE GREEN SLIME: Warner Archives features longer American version.
-- JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (Sony Blu-Ray) Special effects, flaws and all, star in this ultimate upgrade.
-- THE MAGICIAN (1926; Warner Archives). Beautiful print of lab scenes that may have inspired Frankenstein.
-- THE MAGICIAN (Criterion Blu-Ray): Sparkling print of 1958 Ingmar Bergman classic.
-- METROPOLIS (Kino). Discovery of another 25 minutes of lost footage is a revelation.
-- PSYCHO: 50th Anniversary Edition: Blu-Ray offers richer images, music and sound effects.
-- SPIRITS OF THE DEAD: Arrow Films' Blu-Ray is restored throughout; English audio includes Vincent Price opening and closing narrations.
-- THESE ARE THE DAMNED: Hammer 'Suspense' set features most complete version.
-- TWILIGHT ZONE Seasons One and Two (Blu-Ray): Episodes shine in high-definition.
-- Or write in another choice:
6. BEST COMMENTARY
-- Ron Borst, Gary Gerani, THRILLER, 'Waxworks.'
-- Director Frank DeFelitta, screenwriter J.D. Feigelson, DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW.
-- Gary Gerani, Lucy Chase Williams, THRILLER, 'Mr. George.
-- Ray Harryhausen, Tony Dalton, JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS
-- Tim Lucas, David J. Schow, Ernest Dickerson, THRILLER, 'The Grim Reaper.'
-- Martin Grams Jr. TWILIGHT ZONE Season Two Blu-Ray, 'King Nine Will Not Return.'
-- August Ragone, Jason Varney, GAMERA VS. BARUGON
-- Stephen Romano, STAR CRASH (1978)
-- Tom Weaver and Michael Hoey, NAVY VS. THE NIGHT MONSTERS
-- Marc Scott Zicree, TWILIGHT ZONE Season One Blu-Ray, 'Time Enough at Last.'
-- Or write in another choice:
7. BEST DVD EXTRA
-- AURORA MONSTERS: 'Zacherley Behind the Scenes' features outtakes and more.
-- CRONOS: 'Welcome to Bleak House.' Guillermo del Toro leads a tour of his home and memorabilia.
-- M (1931 Blu-Ray). Once believed lost, included is the 92-minute English version, dubbed and with different scenes.
-- MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 Vol. XVIII: 'No Dialogue Necessary,' the making of The Beast of Yucca Flats, a half-hour featurette.
-- NIGHT OF THE HUNTER: 'Night of the Hunter,' 2.5 hours of outtakes show how Laughton directed.
- PIRANHA (1978), 'The Making of Piranha,' featurette with Corman, Dante, Dick Miller.
-- STAR CRASH (1978): 73-minute interview with Caroline Munro.
-- TWILIGHT ZONE: Season One Blu-Ray: 'The Time Element,' a 1958 episode of Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse by Rod Serling.
-- VAMPIRE CIRCUS: 'The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making of Vampire Circus,' 30-minute featurette.
-- THE WOLF MAN SPECIAL EDITION (1941): 'Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney Jr.' 37-minute featurette.
-- Or write in another choice:
8. BEST INDEPENDENT FILM OR DOCUMENTARY (Click on video links to see clip or trailer)
-- ATOMIC BRAIN INVASION, directed by Richard Griffin. Send-up of 50s sci-fi paranoia, including an alien plot to kidnap Elvis. Video link
-- AURORA MONSTERS: The Model Craze That Gripped the World, directed by Cortlandt Hull, Bill Diamond, Dennis Vincent. A look at the creators of it all. Video link
-- THE DEAD MATTER, directed by Edward Douglas. A vampire relic is used to raise the dead. Video link
-- EVAN STRAW, directed by Michael Legge. Cast of this tale of the paranormal includes Danielle Gelherter. Video link
-- LET THERE BE LIGHT: The Odyssey of Dark Star, directed by Daniel Griifth. Two-hour documentary part of Dark Star, Hyperdrive Edition. Web link
-- LOST SKELETON RETURNS AGAIN/DARK AND STORMY NIGHT, both directed by Larry Blamire. Zany double-feature sends-up sci-fi, jungle adventure and creaky old dark house movies. Video link1 Video link2
-- THE ROCK: THE ED WOOD OF THE 21st CENTURY, edited by Strephon Taylor. The movie madness of David 'The Rock' Nelson. Video link
-- SHADOWLAND, directed by Wyatt Weed. A girl on the run and suddenly, a vampire. Video link
-- THE BEST OF TRAILERS FROM HELL, VOL. 1, commentaries by Joe Dante. John Landis, Eli Roth, others. Video link
--THE WILD WORLD OF TED V. MIKELS, directed by Kevin Sean Michaels. Narrated by John Waters. Video link
-- Or write in another choice:
9. BEST SHORT FILM (Click on video links to see the film, a clip or trailer)
-- THE DEVIL AT LOST CREEK, directed by Raymond Castile. Children tap three times to attract a haunting monster. Video link
-- DREADFUL HALLOWGREEN SPECIAL, directed by Cameron McCasland and Rebecca Paiva. Featuring Dr. Gangrene, Penny Dreadful and Count Gore DeVol. Video link
-- THE FURFANGS, directed by Andrea Ricci. Furry invaders cause suburban trouble. Video link
-- MUMMY IN THE MAZE, directed by Brian C. Nichols. The monster hunting Nichols family encounters terror with all the wrappings. Video link
-- UNITED MONSTER TALENT AGENCY, directed by Greg Nicotero. Spoof of the Universal Monsters, re-created in living black-and-white. Video link
-- VOLKODLAK, directed by Bjørn Egil Eide. Silent short evokes a time of vampires and fear. Video link
-- Or write in another choice:
10. BOOK OF THE YEAR
-- THE ART OF HAMMER: Posters from the Archive of Hammer Films, by Marcus Hearn (Titan Books, hardcover, 192 pages, $75). More than 300 posters, some iconic, some obscure.
-- CONFESSIONS OF A SCREAM QUEEN, by Matt Beckoff (BearManor Media, softcover, 260 pages, $19.95). Fifteen actresses from Fay Wray to 1980s heroines.
-- A CRITICAL HISTORY AND FILMOGRAPHY OF TOHO'S GODZILLA SERIES (2nd edition), by David Kalat (McFarland, hardcover, 286 pages, $55). Revised and updated version of an analysis of Toho's biggest star.
-- DRACULA IN VISUAL MEDIA: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921-2010, by John Edgar Browning and Caroline Joan (Kay) Picart (McFarland, softcover, 312 pages, $45). Compilation of credits and more, a vampire king's undying legacy.
-- FORRY: The Life of Forrest J Ackerman, by Debbie Painter. (McFarland, hardcover, 224 pages, $45) Biography of the eternal Mr. Monster by a fan and a friend.
-- HORROR FILM AESTHETICS: Creating the Visual Language of Fear,' by Thomas M. Sipos (McFarland, softcover, 288 pages, $35). A look at the cinematic techniques lurking in the shadows of horror films.
-- HOUSE OF ACKERMAN: A Photographic Tour of the Legendary Ackermansion, by Al Astrella, James Greene (Midnight Marquee, softcover, 142 pages, $35). A room-by-room tour of the original Ackerman collection.
-- INGRID PITT: Queen of Horror, the Complete Career, by Robert Michael 'Bobb' Cotter (McFarland, hardcover, 230 pages, $45).
-- LON CHANEY'S SHADOW: John Jeske and the Chaney Mystique, by Suzanne Gargiulo (BearManor Media, softcover, 184 pages, $19.95) Controversial look at Chaney's friend and purported make-up assistant.
-- THE MONSTER MOVIE FAN'S GUIDE TO JAPAN, by Armand Vaquer (Print-to-order, softcover, 48 pages, $15). Veteran Godzilla fan tours the real sites of famous giant monster destruction.
-- MONTE: KING OF ATOM-AGE MONSTER DECALS, by Bill Selby (Last Gasp, softcover, 158 pages, $14.95). Richly illustrated, the tale of the man behind some of the zaniest images of our childhood.
-- MYSTERY MOVIE SERIES OF 1940s HOLLYWOOD by Ron Backer (McFarland, softcover, 324 pages, $45). Inner Sanctum, Crime Doctor, The Whistler and more.
-- NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: Behind the Scenes of the Most Terrifying Zombie Movie Ever, by Joe Kane (Citadel Press, softcover, 308 pages, $16.95). A look at every facet of the production. Includes original screenplay, archival quotes and interviews, and new material.
-- RAY HARRYHAUSEN: Master of the Majicks, Vol. 3: The British Years, by Mike Hankin (Archive Editions, hardcover, 640 pages, $84.95). From Gulliver to Selenites to Titans, the later triumphs of a stop-motion genius.
-- A SCI-FI SWARM AND HORROR HORDE: Interviews with 62 Filmmakers, by Tom Weaver (McFarland, hardcover, 412 pages, $45). Massive interview book lets filmmakers and stars tell stories in their own words.
-- SIX CULT FILMS FROM THE 60s: The Inside Stories by Writer/Director Ib Melchior. (BearManor Media, softcover, 296 pages, $19.95) Behind the scenes from Angry Red Planet to 7th Planet and Reptilicus.
-- THE VAMPIRE'S TOMB MYSTERY, by Dwight Kemper (Helm, softcover, 320 pages, $16.95). Third in series of mysteries with a Hollywood twist: Can Forrest J Ackerman, Tor and Criswell help solve the death of Armand Tesla?
-- Or write in another choice:
11. BEST MAGAZINE OF 2010
-- Cinema Retro
-- Famous Monsters of Filmland
-- Fangoria
-- Filmfax
-- Freaky Monsters
-- G-Fan
-- Horror Hound
-- Latarnia Fantastique International
-- Little Shoppe of Horrors
-- Mad Scientist
-- Midnight Marquee
-- Monster Attack Team
-- Monster Bash
-- Monsters from the Vault
-- Paracinema
-- Phantom of the Movies Videoscope
-- Rue Morgue
-- Scarlet
-- Scary Monsters
-- Screem
-- Van Helsing's Journal
-- Video Watchdog
-- Or write in another choice:
12. BEST ARTICLE (Please choose two; one will win)
-- 'The (Almost) Forgotten Films of Richard Gordon: Space Monsters, Haunted Stranglers, Fiends Without Faces and More,' by Richard Gordon. FILMFAX #125. Autobiographical look back at his output in the 1950s.
-- 'Are You Afeared? The Making of Blood on Satan's Claw,' by Bruce G. Hallenbeck. LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #25. Exhaustive look at the then-shocking and forever sexy Hammer film.
-- 'Bloodstock: Four Days of Stress, Chaos and Wonderment,' by David J. Schow, MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #27. Like opening a time capsule, vivid memories, characters and photos from the 1977 Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy World Exposition in, of course, Tucson, Arizona.
-- 'The Blu Planet: Return to Ape City -- In High Resolution,' by Bill Cooke. VIDEO WATCHDOG #156. All six films get a fresh look and analysis from very human eyes.
-- 'The Books of Fu Manchu,' by William Patrick Maynard. VAN HELSING'S JOURNAL #11. The history of Sax Rohmer's evil mastermind. Includes an excerpt from Maynard's new Fu Manchu novel.
-- 'The Creature Incarnate,' by Mirek Lipinski, Shade Rupe and Gore-Met. RUE MORGUE #98. An overview of the late Paul Naschy's work, including an interview and top films.
-- 'The Deadly Mantis: A Lot of Bug on a Little Budget,' by Doug Lemoreux. MIDNIGHT MARQUEE #77. Making the case for the most titanic insect of the 1950s.
-- 'The Doctor Is In: A Tribute to John P. Fulton,' by Tom Triman. SCARY MONSTERS #74. How the special effects genius helped make Universal's horrors believable.
-- 'The First Frankenstein: 100 Years of Fear,' by Phil Hall. VIDEOSCOPE #76. A century later, the lost, then found, history of Edison's 1910 Frankenstein.
-- 'Gorilla Man? Even a Man Who Is Pure at Heart ... Can Steal from Himself,' by Michael Mallory. SCARLET #5. The strange similarities between Curt Siodmak's Wolf Man and his Bride of the Gorilla.
-- 'The Greatest Ghost Story Ever Heard,' by Craig Wichman. NOSTALGIA DIGEST, Autumn 2010. The radio history and more of Dickens' Christmas classic.
-- 'Horror in a Christian Century,' By Gary Don Rhodes, MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #27. Fascinating look at how Christiuan group rated the horror films of the 1930s and 1940s.
-- 'How Do You Solve the Problem of Carmilla? (Part Two),' by John-Paul Checket. VAN HELSING'S JOURNAL #11. Continuing the exploration of lust, twins and vampires.
-- 'Jess Franco's Declaration of Principles: How to Read the Early Films 1959-67,' by Tim Lucas. VIDEO WATCHDOG #157. A revised look at both a filmmaker and the cinematic waves he anticipated.
-- 'Sara Karloff: Killer Thriller,' by Chris Alexander, FANGORIA #297. Boris' daughter on growing up with a man who played monsters.
-- 'The Lucky Ones Are Dead, But Not Forgotten,' by Paul and Donna Parla, Anthony DiSalvo and Lawrence Fultz Jr. FILMFAX #125. In-depth look at 'Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster.'
-- 'Moreau: H.G. Wells' Exercise in Youthful Blasphemy,' by Allan A. Debus, MAD SCIENTIST #21. Tracing the evolutionary links between Island of Lost Souls and The Alligator People.
-- 'Uncovering the Mummy Movies of Hammer,' by Bruce G. Hallenbeck, with David Del Valle, John Hamilton and others. LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #24. Hammer's four incarnations covered scene by scene, inclduing conflicting accounts of who did Christophere Lee's stunts.
-- 'Universal Cult Horror Collection,' by Kim Newman. VIDEO WATCHDOG #155. Atwill, Zucco and Hatton all in the mix in reviews of five-film set.
-- 'Unpublished 1963 Forry Article,' provided by James Van Hise. SCARY MONSTERS #76. Short piece on death of Frank R. Paul includes Ackerman's layouts and notes.
-- 'Video Invasion: Remembering the VHS Boom, Parts 10-15,' by Matt Moore. HORROR HOUND #21-26. Continuing an unprecedented look at the VHS horror wave of the 1980s.
-- 'The Visual Journey of Karl Freund,' by David Alex Nahmod. FAMOUS MONSTERS #251. Exploring the fluid camera and choices of one of classic horror's earliest directors.
-- 'We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes: A 50th Anniversary Tribute to Psycho,' by Gary Giblin. CINEMA RETRO Vol. 6, No. 18. From the casting to the shower scene, an in-depth look at every aspect of the Alfred Hitchcock classic.
-- 'Witchcraft through the Cinema,' by Joseph Winters, SCARY MONSTERS #74. From Haxan to the Craft, a spooky survey of the field.
-- 'The Wolf Man: 69 Years of Terror,' by Robert Aragon. HORROR HOUND #21. Character retrospective accompanied by numerous photos, posters, toys.
-- Or write in another choice:
(Please vote for TWO of the articles above; one will win)
13. BEST INTERVIEW
(Award goes to the interviewer)
-- Allan Arkush: 'Rock 'n Roll Cult Classic,' interview by Terry and Tiffany DuFoe. VIDEOSCOPE #75. On Rock and Roll High School, Corman, Andy Kaufman, Deathsport and more.
-- Larry Blamire: 'Forgetful Milkman's Quadrangle,' interview by Martin Arlt. MAD SCIENTIST #22. Filmmaker proves science is just part of his mad plan.
-- Veronica Carlson: 'Dracula's Most Beautiful Victim Discusses Her Career at Hammer,' interviewed by Mark Redfield. FAMOUS MONSTERS #252. Memories of Cushing, Lee and Terence Fischer.
-- Bert I. Gordon: 'Eye Caramba: The Cyclops Arrives on DVD,' by Tom Weaver. SCREEM #21. All about the see-through one-eyed monster.
-- June Kenney: 'Our Teenage Living Doll,' interview by Paul and Donna Parla (with Anthony DiSalvo and Jim Fetters). SCARY MONSTERS #73. The original hot rod girl remembers The Spider and Attack of the Puppet People.
-- Christopher Lee: 'Royal Blood,' interview by James Burrell. RUE MORGUE #100. A career retrospective.
-- Andres Resino: Interviewed by Mirek Lipinski. LATARNIA FANTASTIQUE INTERNATIONAL #1. Spanish horror star offers memories of Naschy, Jess Franco and others.
-- Ted Rusoff: 'Il Mostro della Fono Roma,' interviewed by John Charles. VIDEO WATCHDOG #159. The 'monster' of dubbing, whose voice can be heard on more than 1,000 European films and TV shows.
-- Kenji Sahara: 'Shine Bright,' interviewed by Brett Homenick. G-FAN #90. A talk with the Godzilla star whose film career far outlasted the oxygen destroyer.
-- Fiona Subotsky: 'Remembering Milton,' interviewed by John Hamilton. LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #25. Producer's wife on Vincent Price, The Monster Club and a house that dripped blood.
-- Don Sullivan: 'Zombies and Crustaceans and Gila Monsters, Oh My!' interviewed by Bryan Senn. MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #27. From confronting the monster from Piedras Blancas to singing while the gila monster stalked teens.
-- Vampira: 'In Loving Memory, A Final Interview with Maila Nurmi,' interviewed by Michael Monahan and Sandy Clark. HORROR HOUND Convention Special. Excerpts from two-hour conversation in 2004.
-- Or write in another choice:
14. BEST MAGAZINE COVER
FAMOUS MONSTERS #250 by Michael Heisler
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FAMOUS MONSTERS #251
By Basil Gogos |
FAMOUS MONSTERS #252
By William Stout |
FAMOUS MONSTERS #253
By Kerry Gammill |
FILMFAX #125
By Vincent Di Fate |
G-FAN #90
By Chris Scalf |
LATARNIA FANTASTIQUE
INTERNATIONAL
By Brianna Wanlass |
LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #25
By Adrian Salmon |
MAD SCIENTIST #21
By Don Marquez |
MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #27
By Daniel Horne |
MIDNIGHT MARQUEE
By Susan Svehla |
RUE MORGUE #105
By Gary Pullin |
SCARLET #5
By Michael Wilk |
SCARY MONSTERS #74
By Terry Beatty
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SCREEM #20
By Daniel Horne
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Videoscope #76
By Kevin Hein |
VIDEO WATCHDOG #156
By Charlie Largent |
Or write in another choice: |
15. BEST WEBSITE
(The Classic Horror Film Board, sponsor of the Rondos, is not eligible)
-- Atomicmonsters.com More than a decade of radioactive reviews.
-- Chiller Cinema Home of Dr. Gangrene's Web Lab.
-- Classic-horror.com Dedicated to the history of classic horror.
-- Count Gore de Vol's Creature Features Films, interviews and horror host news updated weekly.
-- Creepy Classics Home of Monster Bash, and classic and rare monster releases.
-- Dread Central Latest news, insider info from the horror industry.
-- Eccentric-cinema One of the earliest of the cult sites.
-- Famous Monsters of Filmland Version 3.0 of the first monster magazine.
-- Fearnet.com Includes daily TV horror listings.
-- HK and Cult Film News In a special world, it helps to be knowledgeable.
-- Horrorhost Graveyard Clips, show listings and more.
-- Horror Society The world of independent horrors.
-- Latarnia: Fantastique International All things Euro; an outspoken Forum, too.
-- Lugosiphilia Yahoo Group Just Bela, by the people who know.
-- Masters of Horror Classic news and updates from a true horrorhead.
-- Mondo Cult Online The world of genre and music, plus a message board.
-- Monster-Mania Forum Offers a window on 21st century conventions.
-- Serial Squadron Their work grows more important every year.
-- The Terror Trap Horror movies from 1925-1987.
-- Thethunderchild.com Interviews, analysis of sci-fi and horror.
-- Trailers from Hell Joe Dante and top talents offer commentaries on vintage trailers.
-- Universal Monster Army The friendly and knowlegeable headquarters of monster toy talk.
-- Universal Steve The largest Universal archive outside of Hollywood.
-- Witch's Dungeon Multimedia home for Hollywood monsters, history and preservation
-- Or write in another choice:
16. BEST BLOG OF 2010
-- Cinema Suicide A celebration of cheap thrills
-- Cinema Dave A journal of horror and film.
-- Dollar Bin Horror For monster fans on a budget.
-- The Drunken Severed Head Impeccable sense of the outre, an essential stop for monster weirdness.
-- Final Girl Stacie Ponder survives to have the last, bloody but often essential word.
-- Frankensteinia Fun, smart and essential as it keeps the Monster alive.
-- From Midnight, With Love A cult movie reverie with an edge.
-- Gary J. Svehla: Midnight Marquee/Mad About Movies A founding fan on movies new and very old.
-- The Good, the Bad and the Godzilla August Ragone's G-blog is wise among giant monsters.
-- Groovy Age of Horror Fearless and unexpected.
-- The Horrors of it All When horror corrupted more than the comics.
-- Monster Island News Godzilla is just the start.
-- Monster Magazine World A digital home for monster magazines past, present and hopefully future.
-- Monstermoviemusic The soundtracks of our horror lives.
-- Obscure Hollow Gorgeous photos of sets and props show the look of classic horror,
-- Scared Silly The chills between the horror comedy laughs.
-- Secret Fun Blog Preserving the ephemera of your childhood.
-- Shloggs Horror Blog Modern horror talk, with a classic sensibility.
-- The Shock! and Son of Shock! Viewing Project Every film in the TV package viewed again.
-- The Spectral Realm Where monsters and religion find common ground.
-- Terror from Beyond the Daves An essential, home of the weekend horror host report.
-- A Thriller a Day Peter Enfantino and John Scoleri review all 67 episodes, with style.
-- Unimonster's Crypt Musings on the status of monstrous media.
-- Video Watchblog Scaled back, but Tim Lucas' musings are still worth the wait.
-- Zombos Closet All manners of horrors pour out.
-- Or write in another choice:
17. BEST CONVENTION OF 2010
-- Blob Fest (Phoenixville, Pa.)
-- Chiller (Parsippany)
-- Cinema Wasteland (Cleveland)
-- Dragon Con (Atlanta)
-- Famous Monsters (Indianapolis)
-- G-Fest (Chicago)
-- Horror-Find (Baltimore)
-- Horror Hound weekend (Indianapolis)
-- Horror Realm (Pittsburgh)
-- Monster Bash (Butler, Pa.)
-- Monster Fest (Chesapeake, Va.)
-- Monster-Mania (Cherry Hill, N.J.)
-- Monsterpalooza (Burbank)
-- Rue Morgue's Festival of Fear (Toronto)
-- Spooky Empire (Orlando)
-- Texas Frightmare (Dallas)
-- Wonderfest (Louisville)
-- Or write in another choice:
18. BEST FAN EVENT OF 2010
-- Blob panic re-enactment. Held at actual theater in Phoenixville, Pa., where movie was filmed (Blobfest)
-- Every 'Thing' Must Go! A shocker as Dan Roebuck, aka Dr. Shocker, announces sale of his wonderful monster toys.
-- It's Bob on the phone! Dr. Gangrene uses cellphone to bring the voices of ailing Bob Burns (and Kathy), to the crowd at Wonderfest.
-- 100 Years of Monster Movies. Year-long streaming of films, many with horror hosts, from FearWerx.
-- Night of the Living Dead Reunion. Cast and crew meet again at Famous Monsters Convention.
-- The Pit and the Pendulum, Poe's chilling words performed by Zach Zito at the Monster Bash.
-- The Sivads of March. A four-day celebration at Brooks Museum of Art in Memphis, honoring the late Watson Davis, aka horror host Sivad.
-- Godzilla co-star Akira Takarda. Original monster fighter appears at G-Fest in Chicago, tours city.
-- 'Too Many Creeps.' A reading at Monsterpalooza of Ted Newsom's Lugosi play, featuring David Skal, Frank Dietz, Perry Shields, David Schow, Brinke Stevens. Mark Redfield and more.
-- Tribute to Vampira. World-record gathering of horror hosts descends on Indianapolis to remember the first horror hostess. Sponsored by Horror Hound and Dark Carnival.
-- 'The Tutor' project Filmmakers Terrance Zdunich (Repo! The Genetic Opera) and Shem Andre Byron lead students through an online multimedia production.
-- Women in Horror Month. A convention, online tributes and film festivals in February honor women in all aspects of horror. Begun by Hannah Neurotica of Ax Wound magazine.
-- Or write in another choice:
19. FAVORITE HORROR HOST OF 2010
(Active hosts only; if your favorite is missing -- there are far too many to list here -- please write them in)
-- A. GHASTLEE GHOUL (Ohio)
-- THE BONE JANGLER (Illinois)
-- KARLOS BORLOFF (Monster Madhouse, Washington, DC)
-- COUNT GORE DE VOL (Creature Feaures)
-- DR. GANGRENE (Nashville)
-- Dr. MADBLOOD (Virginia Beach)
-- DR. SARCOFIGY (Spooky Movies)
-- GHOUL A GO-GO (NYC)
-- LATE DR. LADY
-- MR. LOBO (Cinema Insomnia, California)
-- ORMON GRIMSBY (N.C.)
-- PENNY DREADFUL (Shilling Shockers, New England)
-- PROFESSOR EMCEE SQUARE IT'S ALIVE, Pittsburgh)
-- REMO D (California)
-- SON OF GHOUL (Ohio)
-- SVENGOOLIE (Chicago)
-- WOLFMAN MAC (Chiller Drive-In, Michigan)
-- ZOMBOO (House of Horrors, Reno)
-- Or write in another choice:
20. BEST HORROR COMIC
-- AMERICAN VAMPIRE (Vertigo), Co-plotted by Stephen King, tracing the American history of vampires.
-- ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN (Image). Robert Kirkman's bloody saga nears its end.
-- BATGIRL #14, 'Terror in the Third Dimension.' (DC) Is that Bela's Dracula coming off the screen. It seems so.
-- BELA LUGOSI'S TALES FROM THE GRAVE (Monsterverse). Colorful and clever anthology features Bela as a very sinister host..
-- EDGE OF DOOM (IDW). Steve Niles and Kelley Jones team on tales with an EC-twist.
-- THE GOON (Dark Horse). Eric Powell's gritty enforcer gets darker.
-- GRAPHIC CLASSICS: Edgar Allan Poe Revised edition with four new stories.
-- HELLBOY: DOUBLE FEATURE OF EVIL (Dark Horse). Mike Mignola and Richard Corben deliver two horror tales.
-- MOON LAKE (Archaia). Dan Fogler's spooky tales of a place where the moon is closer than you think.
-- PINOCCHIO: VAMPIRE SLAYER and the Great Puppet Theater, by Dusty Higgins and Van Jensen.
-- VICTORIAN UNDEAD (Wildstorm). Before it was fashionable, Sherlock meets zombies.
-- VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS (Bluewater). Anthology includes Witchfinder General tales.
-- THE WALKING DEAD (Image) Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard go far beyond the TV series.
-- Or write in another choice:
21. BEST HORROR AUDIO
-- BLOODY GOOD HORROR Reviews of the monstrous.
-- BLOODY PIT OF ROD Naschycasts are the thing.
-- B-MOVIE CAST Talk and horror history in this podcast.
-- CADAVER LAB HORROR PODCAST Full-length PD films streamed here.
-- CULT RADIO A GO-GO! Pioneer of horror talk and music stations.
-- DEADPIT RADIO Hillbilly horror with a transmitter. No respect at all.
-- HORROR ETC Offbeat is focus of this horror podcast.
-- MAIL ORDER ZOMBIE A podcast for the undead.
-- MOVIE MELTDOWN Podcasts feature caffeinated geek talk.
-- OLD TIME RADIO MYSTERY-HORROR Find classic favorites from the 1910s-50s
-- RUE MORGUE RADIO Horror news, satire and top guest interviews.
-- Or write in another choice:
22. BEST SOUNDTRACK OR HORROR CD
-- BATMAN 1966 (La La Land). Nelson Riddle's campy scoring.
-- DARK SHADOWS: The Night Whispers (Big Finish Productions). Jonathan Frid returns in this audio recreation of horror soap scripts.
-- EARTH VS. THE SPIDER (Kritzerland). Albert Glasser's taut soundtrack still chills.
-- HYMNS FROM THE HOUSE OF HORROR (Rue Morgue). 17 scare bands in a downloadable compilation.
-- LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES (Buysoundtrax). James Bernard's scary action score.
-- MARK OF THE PSYCHO by Psycho Charger (Rotnroll Army). Monster rockabilly.
-- THE NOTHING LIKE VAUDEVILLE SHOW (Swinging Cane). Musical freak show reaches into graveyard.
-- SPOOKY SONGS FOR CREEPY KIDS, by Voltaire (Projeckt Records). Scary music for the horror-hip younger set.
-- THEY WON'T STAY DEAD! (Zero Day). Most complete collection of music from the soundtrack of Night of the Living Dead.
-- Or write in another choice:
23. BEST TOY, MODEL OR COLLECTIBLE
Nominees developed with help from the Universal Monster Army!
Creature and Julie
by Diamond Select |
Elvira by Amok Time |
Frankenstein Retro Mego
by Diamond Select and Emce Toys |
Curse of Frankenstein
by Distinctive Dummies |
The Fly Bobble Head
by Amok Time |
Twilight Zone Gremlin Bobble Head
by Bif!Bang!Pow! |
Karloff bust (The Black Cat),
part of set by Ray Santoleri
|
The Mummy by
Diamond Select |
Psycho: The Bates Mansion
(including mother), by Round 2/Polar Lights |
Plush Universal Monsters
by Funko |
Zacherley the 'Cool Ghoul' by
Executive Replicas |
Or write in another choice: |
WRITE-IN CATEGORIES
24. CLASSIC MOST IN NEED OF RESTORATION
Which classic horror film, either released or unreleased, do you think most deserves a restoration or video upgrade?
25. WRITER OF THE YEAR (for 2010)
Who do you think did the best published (or online) work in 2010 to advance the state of classic horror research?
26. ARTIST OF THE YEAR (Pro)
Which professional artist (designer, illustrator, sculptor, modeler, photographer), did the best work in 2010?
27. ARTIST OF THE YEAR (Fan)
Which amateur or fan artist (designer, illustrator, sculptor, modeler, photographerr), did the best work in 2010?
28. DVD REVIEWER OF THE YEAR
Which reviewer in print or online did the best work in 2010?
29. 'MONSTER KID' OF THE YEAR
Help us choose this year's recipient: Who deserves to be named 'Monster Kid of the Year' for efforts beyond the call of duty to build a better world of gods and monsters? Send us your suggestion.
30. MONSTER KID HALL OF FAME
And finally, help us again: Who do you think should be this year's inductees into the Monster Kid Hall of Fame?
ALREADY INDUCTED ARE: Bob and Kathy Burns, Forrest J Ackerman and James Warren, Zacherley and Vampira, Ray Harryhausen, Ray Bradbury, Alex and Richard Gordon, William K. Everson, Rick Baker, Basil Gogos, Roger Corman, Dick Klemensen, Gary and Sue Svehla, James Bama and Bobby 'Boris' Pickett, Paul and Jackie Blaisdell, Joe Dante, Don Glut, Jack Davis, German Robles and Frank Frazetta; Bernie Wrightson, Ben Chapman, Cortlandt Hull and Dennis Vincent, Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth, Archie Goodwin and Ghoulardi.Ken Kelly, Jim and Marian Clatterbaugh, Bob Wilkins, Calvin Beck, Paul Naschy, Lux Interior, Bob Lemon and Ray Meyers, Bill Warren, Dennis Druktenis, Sammy Terry and Frederick S. Clarke. Who should join them?
Tell us your suggestions. We'll pick six more.
Whew! That's it!!!
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